I'll just be adding her to my library list, then. More than resembling Morrisey or redoing Dylan, she is the lesbian Leonard Cohen and thank god someone is." You don't say. Her songs are resolutely unhappy and forever mopey. Best moment in the book (for me)? "The lesbian answer to Morrisey's whining, ultra unhappiness is Ferron, the gin-sodden antidote to militantly cheerful folksingers. It has tons of advice for meeting allies and romantic partners, for coming out to parents, friends and co-workers, for regional resources, and for good books, movies and music for women-oriented women (a list that would, today be much, MUCH longer). But if I were a lesbian living in the mid-90's, this book would potentially be a genuine treasure. There are more than a few in-jokes and pop-culture references that went right over my head. It was published in 1996, when the internet was still in its infancy, and gay marriage seemed like an impossible dream. She was a columnist (with Sydney Pokorny). Aside from my being obviously not the target audience, the book's main problem is that it is very dated. Liz Tracey is the Editor-in-Chief of LGNY (Lesbian and Gay New York) and the editor of A Delicate Fire: Quotations on Lesbian Love (St. If I were actually a lesbian, I'd probably have given it a better rating. I am passionate about finance and how I can harness my knowledge of fund management. In spite of the title, it contains more practical advice and less goofy humour than one might expect. Learn what its like to work here from the perspective of our team. This book was a gag gift from my roommate, but it looked amusing and wasn't very long, so I thought I'd give it a go.
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